Example Sentences

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Judge Mousley said Digwa, 23, was walking south along Belmont Road at the same time, in what "was to be a chance meeting".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

During sentencing, Mousley described how Nowak, an accounting student, was walking back to his university housing in Southampton after having a drink in the pub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

His wife was walking in as he left, but he didn’t acknowledge her, family members said, so she wouldn’t try to stop him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

By this point, one of her friends was walking from shop to shop in the town where Sally lived begging staff not to sell anything to her.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

She was walking briskly through the far end of the parking lot.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix